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| Neolithic EBA 14C |
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Mound | |||||
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Altitude:
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30 m | |||||
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Aegean | |||||
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Province:
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Izmir | |||||
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District:
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Selçuk | |||||
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Village:
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Merkez | |||||
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Destruction :
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Agriculture - Attention | |||||
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Visited - 21/9/2000 | |||||
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| Location: It is located at Çukuriçi Mevkii called ancient Smyrna; 500 m southeast of the Magnesia Gate of the ancient city of Ephesus (Efes); 1 km south of the Selçuk District; south of Izmir Province. It is situated inside the crossroads triangle of Selçuk; Aydin and Efes. The Dervent Stream passes by the mound. [Evren-Içten 1998:map at draw.1]. It lies 100 m west of the Aydin motorway [Evren 1999:draw.1]. |
| Geography and Environment: Although it was offered to be named as Apasas; the excavators preferred to name it after the site it is located. Standing between the branches of the Dervent Stream; it was evidenced that the settlement used to situate on the coast of the Aegean Sea reaching almost near Ephesus during the third millennium BC based on both the geomorphological studies and plenty of sea animal shells recovered from the settlement. The mound has an oval shape; and been partly damaged during mandarin planting [Evren 1999:draw.2]. |
| Destruction Details: The mound has been leveled for cultivation. There is a vineyard house on its northern skirt [TAYEx 21.9.2000]. |
